Carrollton, TX

Carrollton is a city in Denton County, Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 119,097 making it the twenty-third most populous city in Texas.[3] It is a suburb of Dallas and in 2006 was named to America's "Top 100 Places to Live" by Relocate America.[4] Also in 2006, it was selected as the 19th best place to live in the United States by Money magazine.[5] In 2008 it was named by Money magazine the 15th best place to live among small cities.[6] The area was first settled by Jared Ford in 1842 by William and Mary Larner on a site within the Peters Colony grant. In 1844, the A. W. Perry family claimed land in the area around Trinity Mills, where, in partnership with Wade H. Witt, a mill was established.[7]